1. people who lend money at extremely high or illegal rates of interest
Usage: plural of usurer

Examples

• The medieval church condemned usurers for their predatory lending practices.
• Many poor families fell into debt traps set by local usurers.
• Shakespeare portrayed Shylock as one of literature’s most famous usurers.
• The government cracked down on usurers charging illegal interest rates.
• Small business owners sometimes turn to usurers when banks refuse loans.
• Historical records show that usurers often targeted desperate borrowers.
• The community organized to protect residents from exploitative usurers.